Now that delegates have sung reedily along to the ‘Red Flag’ and ‘Jerusalem’, Labour is going home from its annual conference feeling pretty pleased with itself. Keir Starmer’s speech went very well, members were in an excited mood, and frontbenchers sounded serious and sober.
But it’s not as though any of this has actually sealed a Labour election victory, even with the current bin fire in the Tory party. Here are the key challenges for Labour now:
What does Starmerism actually mean?
The purpose of this conference has been to show the country that Labour is now a sober, serious party that’s ready to govern. It was about showing that Labour knows what to do in order to win and, as Starmer said, to say what Britain needs in order to win too.
It’s not as though any of this has actually sealed a Labour election victory, even with the current bin fire in the Tory party
The tone has been a big part of that, but there have also been plenty of policy announcements.
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